Selfishness - English meaning

Selfishness – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The quality or state of being selfish; lack of consideration for other people.
Usage examples:
An act of pure selfishness
Synonims:
Egocentrism Egotism Egomania Introversion Self-seeking Self-serving Self-obsession Self-absorption Self-regard Self-interest Self-love Lack of consideration Inconsiderateness Thoughtlessness

Selfishness translation into English

Selfishness: translate from English into Chinese

自私, 自私自利, 利己主义

Selfishness: translate from English into Dutch

Egoïsme, Zelfzucht, Zelfzuchtigheid, Baatzucht

Selfishness: translate from English into French

Égoïsme

Selfishness: translate from English into German

Selbstsucht, Eigensucht, Selbstsüchtigkeit

Selfishness: translate from English into Hindi

स्वार्थपरता, स्वार्थ, अपने लाभ की इच्छा, ख़ुदग़रज़ी

Selfishness: translate from English into Italian

Egoismo

Selfishness: translate from English into Korean

이기주의

Selfishness: translate from English into Russian

Эгоизм, Эгоистичность

Selfishness: translate from English into Spanish

Egoísmo

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Selfishness – similar words

selfish

adjective
(of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.
Usage examples:
I joined them for selfish reasons

adjective
Caring only about what you want or need without any thought for the needs or wishes of other people
Usage examples:
Am i being selfish to want more?

Selfish - all meanings in English

Selfishness synonims

egomania

noun
Obsessive egotism or self-centredness.
Usage examples:
Ultimately what it amounts to is an aversion to pretentiousness and egomania.

Egomania - all meanings in English

egotism

noun
The fact of being excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself.
Usage examples:
In his arrogance and egotism, he underestimated gill

noun
The tendency to think only about yourself and consider yourself better and more important than other people
Usage examples:
My brother is such an egotist.

Egotism - all meanings in English

inconsiderateness

noun
The fact of not thinking or worrying about other people or their feelings
Usage examples:
Inconsiderateness comes in many forms., there is a lot of noise-related inconsiderateness these days.

Inconsiderateness - all meanings in English

introversion

noun
The quality of being shy and reticent.
Usage examples:
The tongue-tied introversion of the self-conscious artist

noun
The quality of being shy and quiet, and preferring to spend time alone rather than often being with other people
Usage examples:
She managed to overcome her introversion to the point that she could stand up on stage., his friend…

Introversion - all meanings in English

self-absorption

noun
The quality of only being interested in yourself and your own activities
Usage examples:
Her self-absorption is total - she talks you to death about her health problems.

Self-absorption - all meanings in English

self-interest

noun
Consideration of advantages for yourself in making a decision, usually without worrying about its effect on others
Usage examples:
Each side was thinking only of their own self-interest.

noun
A situation in which you consider the advantage to yourself when making decisions, and decide to do what is best for you
Usage examples:
Be driven/motivated by self-interest, out of self-interest some financial companies argue, perhaps …

Self-interest - all meanings in English

self-seeking

adjective
Interested in your own advantage in everything that you do
Usage examples:
A lot of people feel that politicians are just self-seeking opportunists.

Self-seeking - all meanings in English

self-serving

adjective
Working or acting for your own advantage
Usage examples:
Politicians are seen as corrupt and self-serving.

Self-serving - all meanings in English

thoughtlessness

noun
A lack of thought about how your actions or words may upset someone
Usage examples:
Many of the world's injustices are caused by human greed or thoughtlessness., his thoughtlessness a…

Thoughtlessness - all meanings in English

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